Sumac Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Sumac Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sumac Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 874–931 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.15950, -93.46505
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sumac Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sumac Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Sumac Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Sumac Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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